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Climb the Ladder

Practical strategies for advancing your media or creative career. Climb the Ladder delivers tips on getting promoted, negotiating raises, building your professional network, and making smart moves that take you to the next level.

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Marketing Terms You Need to Know for Your Next Job

As you face interviews or settle into a new job, you’re going to hear words and phrases you’ve never heard before. Or maybe you’ve heard them, but still don’t know what they mean.   The…

Molly Folse

Why Every College Student Should Intern at a Startup

If you’re an undergrad looking to get valuable work experience, the startup world might be the place for you. The statistics are pretty clear: if you want a job after you graduate from college, you…

Jess Focht

Why an English degree is just as important as a STEM major

I’m sick of hearing about the “STEM Crisis” in America. Read any report on American education from the past decade, and you’ll see an excessive amount of hand-wringing over the fact that American students are…

Jess Focht